INDIANAPOLIS — DeWanna Bonner motioned for her daughters to join her, a half moon of cameras and microphones awaiting them in a hallway of photos brightly lit with each Indiana Fever player’s close-up. The girls hesitated and ultimately held back, swaying in the corner with their eyes locked on the star of the afternoon.
It was their mom’s moment to shine on her own as the third-highest scorer in WNBA history.
Bonner is ordinarily the one sidestepping the limelight, catching rays here and there, but never standing directly in it. When she crossed the scoring threshold in the season opener on Saturday, she threw her hands in the air and soaked up the adoration from 17,274 strong at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.